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On this day, 4 February 2005, American rock band Green Day played Cardiff International Arena on their American Idiot tour.
Formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990. In 1994, their major-label debut Dookie, released through Reprise Records, became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 20 million copies in the U.S. Alongside fellow California punk bands Bad Religion, the Offspring, Rancid, NOFX, Pennywise and Social Distortion, Green Day is credited with re-popularizing mainstream interest in punk rock in the U.S.
American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Green Day, released on September 21, 2004, by Reprise Records. As with their previous four albums, it was produced by Rob Cavallo in collaboration with the group. Recording sessions for American Idiot took place at Studio 880 in Oakland and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, both in California, between 2003 and 2004.
A concept album, dubbed a "punk rock opera" by the band members, American Idiot follows the story of Jesus of Suburbia, a lower-middle-class American adolescent anti-hero. The album expresses the disillusionment and dissent of a generation that came of age in a period shaped by tumultuous events such as 9/11 and the Iraq War. In order to accomplish this, the band used unconventional techniques for themselves, including transitions between connected songs and some long, chaptered, creative compositions presenting the album themes.
Setlist
Intro
American Idiot
Jesus of Suburbia
Holiday
Are We the Waiting
St. Jimmy
Longview
Hitchin' a Ride
Brain Stew
Jaded
Knowledge
(Operation Ivy cover)
Basket Case
She
King for a Day
Shout
(The Isley Brothers cover)
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Minority
Encore:
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
When I Come Around
We Are the Champions
(Queen cover)
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
